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# SaveToMemory Method of the ImageDocument Object

<Note>
  This method is implemented in FRE for Windows.
</Note>

This method saves the contents of the [ImageDocument](/fine-reader/engine/api-reference/image-related-objects/imagedocument) object into the global memory. The method returns an HGLOBAL handle of the memory area allocated for the object as the [Handle](/fine-reader/engine/api-reference/supplementary-objects-and-methods/handle) object. This object manages memory allocation and releases resources when they are no longer in use.

The contents of the object saved into memory can be restored using the [IEngine::LoadImageDocFromMemory](/fine-reader/engine/api-reference/engine-object-iengine-interface/processing-methods/loadimagedocfrommemory-method) method.

## Syntax

### C++

```cpp theme={null}
HRESULT SaveToMemory( IHandle** Result );
```

### C\#

```csharp theme={null}
IHandle SaveToMemory();
```

### Visual Basic .NET

```vb theme={null}
Function SaveToMemory() As IHandle
```

## Parameters

**Result**

\[out, retval] A pointer to IHandle\* pointer variable that receives interface pointer of the resulting [Handle](/fine-reader/engine/api-reference/supplementary-objects-and-methods/handle) object.

## Return values

This method has no specific return values. It returns the [standard return values of ABBYY FineReader Engine functions](/fine-reader/engine/api-reference/return-codes).

## Remarks

This method does not work if the Engine object is created using the [OutprocLoader](/fine-reader/engine/api-reference/engine-loaders/outprocloader) object.

## See also

[ImageDocument](/fine-reader/engine/api-reference/image-related-objects/imagedocument)

[IEngine::LoadImageDocFromMemory](/fine-reader/engine/api-reference/engine-object-iengine-interface/processing-methods/loadimagedocfrommemory-method)